AMENDMENT OF 30/01/2003 OF THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

Ingingo ya mbere ; Article One : Article premier; L’article 7 de 1’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative aux Questions Diverses et Dispositions Finales est modifie comme suit: « Du serment du Premier Ministre, des Ministres, des Secretaires d’Etat et des Deputes a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition. Avant d’entrer en fonction, le Premier Ministre, les Ministres, les Secretaires d’Etat et les Deputes a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition pretent serment dans les termes ci-apres : « Moi, ................................au nom du Dieu Tout Puissant, je jure solennellement a la Nation de remplir loyalement mes fonctions, de garder fidelite a la Republique Rwandaise, de respecter le Chef de 1’Etat ainsi que les Institutions de l’Etat et de promouvoir les interets du peuple rwandais dans le respect de la Loi Fondamentale et des autres lois ». Le Premier Ministre, les Ministres, les Secretaires d’Etat pretent serment devant le President de la Republique en presence de l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition. Les Deputes a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition pretent serment devant le President de la Republique en presence du President de la Cour Supreme. En cas d’empechement du President de la Republique, le Premier Ministre, les Ministres, les Secretaires de l’Etat et les Deputes a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition pretent serment devant le President de la Cour Supreme. »

Ingingo ya 7 y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Ibibazo Binyuranye n’lngingo Zisoza ihinduwe ku buryo bukurikira : “Ibyerekeye irahira rya Minisitiri w’lntebe, ba Minisitiri, Abanyamabanga ba Leta n’iry’Abadepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho. Mbere yo gutangira imirimo, Minisitiri w’lntebe, ba Minisitiri, Abanyamabanga ba Leta n’Abadepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho barahira mu magambo akurikira : “Jyewe, ................ ku izina ry’Imana ishobora byose ndahiriye u Rwanda ku mugaragaro ko nzatunganya imirimo nshinzwe, ko ntazahemukira Repubulika y’u Rwanda, ko nzubaha Umukuru w’lgihugu n’Inzego z’Ubutegetsi bwa Leta kandi ko nzaharanira ibyagirira Abavuka-Rwanda bose akamaro nubahiriza Itegeko Shingiro n’andi mategeko”. Minisitiri w’lntebe, ba Minisitiri, Abanyamabanga ba Leta barahirira imbere ya Perezida wa Repubulika n’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho iteranye. J Abadepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho barahirira imbere ya Perezida wa Repubulika hari na Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga. Iyo Perezida wa Repubulika adashoboye kuboneka, Minisitiri w’lntebe, ba Minisitiri, Abanyamabanga ba Leta n’Abadepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho barahirira imbere ya Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga”. Ingingo ya 7 ; Article 7 of the Arusha Peace Agreement in its part on Miscellaneous Issues and Final Provisions is modified as follows: “Oath of office of the Prime Minister, Ministers, State Ministers and Parliamentarians of the Transitional National Assembly. Before taking up office, the Prime Minister, Ministers, State Ministers and Parliamentarians of the Transitional National Assembly shall take oath in the following words: “I,........... in the name of the Almighty God, do hereby solemnly swear to the Nation to discharge faithfully the duties entrusted to me, to remain loyal to the Republic of Rwanda, respect the Head of State, the State Institutions and promote the interests of the Rwandese people, in accordance with the Fundamental Law and other laws ”. The Prime Minister, Ministers and Ministers of State take their oaths before the President of the Repub'ic and the Transitional National Assembly. Parliamentarians at the Transitional National Assembly take their oath in the presence of the President of the Republic and the Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court. In the event of the inability of the President of the Republic to perform this function, the Prime Minister, the Ministers, the State Ministers and Parliamentarians at the Transitional National Assembly shall take oath before the Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court”. Article 7 ; Article 7 : L’article 69 de la Constitution du 10 juin 1991 est modifie comme suit: « Le pouvoir legislatif s’exerce par voie de lois. Les lois organiques interviennent dans les domaines Ieur reserves par la presente Constitution ainsi que dans ceux necessitant des lois particulieres rattachees a ces lois organiques. La loi intervient souverainement en toute matiere. En aucun cas, il ne peut etre deroge par une loi aux dispositions d’une loi organique ; les reglements ne peuvent contrevenir aux dispositions de la loi ».

Ingingo ya 2 ; Igika cya mbere cy’ingingo ya 12 y’ltegeko Nshinga ryo ku wa 10 Kamena 1991 cyongewemo interuro iteye itya: J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 _4_ “Itegeko ryihariye rishobora kubuza ifatwa n’ifungwa ry’agateganyo ry’abagize urwego rwa imiterere y’inshingano zabo”. Leta, kubera In gin go ya 3 ; Article 2 ; The paragraph one of article 12 of the June 10, 1991 Constitution is completed by a sentence worded as follows- “A particular law may forbid arrest and remand in custody of those in a government administration due to the nature of their duties”. ♦ i t -7- J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 Article 2; L’alinea premier de l’article 12 de la Constitution du 10 juin 1991 est complete par une phrase libellee comme suit: « Une loi speciale peut interdire l’arrestation et la detention preventive des membres d’un organe de l’Etat, en consideration de la nature de leur mission». J.O. nc special du 31/01/2003 -10- Artick-lJ L’article 24-c de I’ \ccord de Paix d’ Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir est complete comme suit: « L'organisation et le fonctionnement des Commissions citees a Particle 24 de l’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir sont determines par une loi ». c. La Commission Electorate La Commission Electorate est chargee de la preparation et l’organisation des elections au niveau de la Cellule, du Secteur, du District, des Villes et des elections des Deputes, du President de la Republique, du Referendum ainsi que d’autres elections que la loi pourrait charger a la Commission.

Ingingo ya 24-c y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry Ubutegetsi yujujwe ku buryo bukurikira : ■ • « “Imiterere n’imikorere ya za Komisiyo zivugwa mu ngingo ya 24 y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry’Ubutegetsi bishyirwaho n’Itegeko”. C. Komisiyo y’Amatora “Komisiyo y’Amatora ishinzwe gutegura no gutunganya amatora ku rwego rw’Akagari, Umurenge, Akarere, Imijyi n’amatora y’Abadepite, aya Perezida wa Repubulika, aya Referandumu n’andi matora itegeko ryagenera iyi Komisiyo”. Article 24-c of the Arusha Peace Agreement in its part on Power -Sharing is completed as follows: “ Organisation and Functioning of the Commissions referred to in article 24 of the Arusha Peace Agreement, in its part on Power - Sharing are determined by the law”. C. Electoral Commission “ The Electoral Commission is responsible for preparing and organising elections at the Cell, Sector, District, Town and City levels, parliamentary, presidential and Referendum elections as well as other elections as may be assigned to the Commission by the law”.

Ingingo ya 4 : Article 4 : z Article 4 : L’article 27-j) de l’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir est modifie comme suit: « Juger au penal le President de la Republique, le Vice-President de la Republique, le President de l’Assemblee Nationale, le Premier Ministre, le President de la Cour Supreme, le Vice-Premier Ministre, les Ministres et Secretaires d’Etat, les Vice- Presidents de la Cour Supreme, les Deputes a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition, les Presidents des Cours d’Appel, les Procureurs et Avocats Generaux pres la Cour Supreme et pres les Cours d’Appel et tous les autres membres des organes etatiques en faveur desquels des lois speciales prescrivent 1’interdiction d’arrestation ef de detention preventive, ce en consideration de la nature de leurs missions».

Ingingo ya 27-j) y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry’Ubutegetsi ihinduwe ku buryo bukurikira : “Kuburanisha mu manza z’inshinjabyaha Perezida wa Repubulika, Visi-Perezida wa Repubulika, Perezida w’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko, Minisitiri w’Intebe, Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga, Visi-Minisitiri w’Intebe, ba Minisitiri n’Abanyamabanga ba Leta, ba Visi-Perezida b’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga, Abadepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho, ba Perezida b’Inkiko z’Ubujurire, ba Porokireri Jenerali na ba Avoka Jenerali bo mu Rukiko rw’Ikirenga no mu Nkiko z’Ubujurire n’abandi bose bagize inzego za Leta bagenerwa n’amategeko yihariye kudafatwa no gufungwa by’agateganyo kubera imiterere y’inshingano zabo”. Article 27-j) of the Arusha Peace Agreement in its part on Power-Sharing is modified as follows: “ In criminal matters, the President of the Republic, the Vice-President of the Republic, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, the Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Ministers and the State Ministers, the Deputy Presiding Judges of the Supreme Court, the Parliamentarians of the Transitional National Assembly, the Presiding Judges of the Courts of Appeal, the Public Prosecutors and Deputy Directors of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal and other officials in Government Institutions shall be given by specific laws rights of not being arrested and remanded in custody due to the nature of their duties”.

Ingingo ya 5; Article 5 : Article 5 : L’article 41 de l’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir est complete comme suit: « La Constitution devant regir le pays apres la Transition sera elaboree par la Commission Juridique et Constitutionnelle comprenant des experts nationaux dont question a l’article 24 B de l’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir. Cette Commission, rattachee a l’Assemblee Nationale, preparera, apres une large consultation de toutes les couches de la population, un avant-projet de Constitution qui sera soumis au Gouvemement pour avis, avant d’etre presente a l’Assemblee Nationale de Transition qui finalisera le projet de Constitution devant etre soumis au Referendum pour adoption. L’Assemblee Nationale de Transition adopte le projet de Constitution a la majorite de 3/5 des Deputes. »

Ingingo ya 41 y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry’Ubutegetsi yujujwe ku buryo bukurikira: “Itegeko Nshinga rigomba kuzagenga Igihugu nyuma y’Inzibacyuho rizategurwa na Komisiyo y’Amategeko n’Itegeko Nshinga igizwe n’impuguke z’Abanyarwanda, ivugwa mu ngingo ya 24 B y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry’Ubutegetsi. Iyo Komisiyo ishamikiye ku Nteko Ishinga Amategeko, izategura, imaze kumva ibitekerezo by’ibyiciro byose by’abaturage, imbaziriza-mushinga y’Itegeko Nshinga izashyikirizwa Guverinoma ngo igire icyo iyivugaho, mbere y’uko ishyikirizwa Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho izanonosora umushinga w’Itegeko Nshinga ugoirba gukorerwa referandumu ngo utorwe. Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’Inzibacyuho yemeza umushinga w’Itegeko Nshinga ku bwiganze bwa 3/5 by’Abadepite bayigize”. Article 41 of the Arusha Peace Agreement, in its part on Power-Sharing is completed as follows: “The Constitution to be followed after the Transitional period will be drafted by the Legal and Constitutional Commission comprising national experts and referred to under article 24 B of the Arusha Peace Agreement, in its part on Power-Sharing. The Commission shall be under the National Assembly and shall, after extensive consultation with all the strata of the population, prepare a preliminary draft Constitution which shall be submitted to the Government for advice before submitting it to the Transitional National Assembly which shall finalise the draft Constitution to be submitted to a Referendum for adoption. The Transitional National Assembly shall vote the draft Constitution upon a 3/5 majority of its members.”

Ingingo ya 6: Article 6 : Article 6 : I L’article 45 de l’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir est modifie comme suit: « En matiere penale, le President de la Republique, le Vice-President de la Republique, le President de l’Assemblee Nationale, le Premier Ministre, le President de la Cour Supreme, le Vice-Premier Ministre, les Ministres et Secretaires d’Etat, les Vice-Presidents de la Cour Supreme, les Deputes et tous les autres membres des organes etatiques en faveur desquels des lois speciales prescrivent Tinterdiction d’arrestation et de detention preventive, ce en consideration de la nature de leurs missions, engagent leur responsabilite personnelle et ne peuvent pas faire l’objet de detention preventive. Ils peuvent comparaitre par mandataires interposes. Ils sont justiciables de la Cour Supreme. Dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions, les Deputes et les autres personnes en faveur desquelles des lois speciales prescrivent Tinterdiction d’arrestation et de detention preventive, ce en consideration de la nature de leurs missions, ne peuvent pas etre poursuivis ou recherches en raison de leurs opinions exprimees, soit dans leur vote, soit dans les decisions qu’ils ont prises ou dans les rapports qu’ils ont publies.» -11- J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003

Ingingo ya 45 y’Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha mu gice cyayo cyerekeye Igabana ry’Ubutegetsi ihinduwe mu buryo bukurikira: “Mu byerekeye imanza z’inshinjabyaha, Perezida wa Repubulika, Visi-Perezida wa Repubulika Perezida w’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko, Minisitiri w’Intebe, Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga, Visi-Minisitiri w’Intebe ba Minisitiri, Abanyamabanga ba Leta, ba Visi-Perezida b’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga, Abadepite n’abandi bose bagize inzego za Leta bagenerwa n’amategeko yihariye kudafatwa no gufungwa by’agateganyo kubera imiterere y’inshingano zabo, bakurikiranwa ku giti cyabo kandi ntibashobora gufungwa by’agateganyo. Bashobora guhagararirwa mu rukiko n’intumwa babihereye ububasha. Baburanishwa n’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga Mu gihe bakora imirimo yabo, Abadepite n’abandi bose bagenerwa n’amategeko yihariye kudafatwa no gufungwa by’agateganyo kubera imiterere y’inshingano zabo, ntibashobora gukurikiranwa cyangwa gushakishwa bazira ibitekerezo bagaragaje, byaba mu mitorere yabo, mu oyemezo bafashe cyangwa muri raporo batangaje”. J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 Article 45 of the Arusha Peace Agreement in its Protocol relating to Power-Sharing is .modified as follows: “In criminal matters, the responsibility of the President of the Republic, the Vice-President of the Republic, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, the Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Ministers, the State Ministers, the Deputy Presiding Judges of the Supreme Court, the Parliamentarians and other officials in Government Institutions that shall be given by specific laws rights of not being arrested and remanded in custody due to the nature of their duties shall be individual. They may appear before courts through their proxies. They shall be judged by the Supreme Court. In the exercise of their duties, Parliamentarians and all those whose rights of not being arrested and remanded in custody are secured by specific laws due to the nature of their duties can not be prosecuted or sued as a result of opinions they expressed whether by votes, decisions they made or reports they published”.

Ingingo ya 69 y’ Itegeko Nshinga ryo ku wa 10 Kamena 1991 ihinduwe ku buryo bukurikira : “Ubutegetsi Nshingategeko bukoreshwa hashyirwaho amategeko. Amategeko-ngenga agenga ibyo iri Tegeko Nshinga riyagenera ham we n’ibyagengwa n’amategeko yakenera amategeko yihariye ayashamikiyeho. » Itegeko rigenga byose ku buryo butavuguruzwa. Nta na rimwe itegeko risanzwe rivuguruza itegeko-ngenga; amabwiriza ntashobora kuvuguruza itegeko”. Article 69 of June 10, 1991 Constitution is modified as follows: “ The legislative power is implemented by way of laws. J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 -8- Organic laws govern all that which has been labelled as such by this Constitution as well as those which may be subject to specific laws related to those organic laws. The law Has irrevocably full powers. On no account does an ordinary law contradict an organic law; regulations can not contradict a law”. VrtidoJ; This amendment of the Fundamental Law comes into force on the date of its promulgation by the President of the Republic. Kigali, on.30/01/2003 The President of the Republic KAGAME Paul (se) The Prime Minister MAKUZA Bernard (s6) The Minister of Justice and Institutional Relations MUCYO Jean de Dieu (s6) Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: The Minister of Justice and Institutional Relations MUCYO Jean de Dieu (si) REVISION DU 30/01/2003 DE LA LOI FONDAMENTALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 Nous, KAGAME Paul, President de la Republique ; L’ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE DE TRANSITION A ADOPTE, ET NOUS SANCTIONNONS, PROMULGUONS LA REVISION DE LA LOI FONDAMENTALE DONT LA TENEUR SUIT ET ORDONNONS QU’ELLE SOIT PUBLIEE AU JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE. ■ L’Assemblee Nationale de Transition, reunie en constituante, en sa seance du 20 decembre 2002 ; Vu la Loi Fondamentale, telle que revisee a ce jour, specialement 1’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir en ses articles 6-d, 40, et 72, et la partie relative aux Questions Diverses et Dispositions Finales en son article 19 ; Revu la Loi Fondamentale, telle que revisee a ce jour, specialement la Constitution du 10 juin 1991 en ses articles 12 et 69 et 1’Accord de Paix d’Arusha dans sa partie relative au Partage du Pouvoir en ses articles 24-c, 27-j), 41 et 45 et dans sa partie relative aux Questions Diverses et Dispositions Finales en son article 7 ; Considerant qu’il y a des dispositions de la Loi Fondamentale qui doivent etre mises a jour ; ADOPTE :

Ingingo ya 8 ; Iri vugururwa ry’Itegeko Shingiro ritangira gukurikizwa umunsi ritangarijweho na Perezida wa Repubulika. Kigali, ku wa 30/01/2003 Perezida wa Repubulika KAGAME Paul (se) Minisitiri w’Intebe MAKUZA Bernard (se) Ministitiri w'Ubutabera n’lmikoranire y'Inzego MUCYO Jean de Dieu (se) Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika : Minisitiri w’Ubutabera n’lmikoranire y’Inzego MUCYO Jean de Dieu (se) J.O. n° special du 31/01/2003 _6_ AMENDMENT OF 30/01/2003 OF THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA We, KAGAME Paul, President of the Republic; THE TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAS ADOPTED, AND WE SANCTION, PROMULGATE THIS AMENDMENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW AS FORMULATED BELOW AND ORDER THAT IT BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA. The Transitional National Assembly, meeting as a Constituent Assembly in its session of December 20, 2002; Given the Fundamental Law, as amended to date, especially the Arusha Peace Agreement in its part on Power- Sharing in its articles 6-d, 40, and 72, in its part on Miscellaneous Issues and Final Provisions, in its article 19, Having reviewed the Fundamental Law, as amended to date, especially the Constitution of June 10, 1991 in its articles 12 and 69 and the Arusha Peace Agreement, in its part on Power-Sharing, in its articles 24-c, 27-j), 41 and 45 and the part on Miscellaneous Issues and Final Provisions, in its article 7; Considering that there are Fundamental Law provisions that have to be updated; ADOPTS : Article 8 : La presente revision de la Loi Fond- nentale entre en vigueur le jour de sa promulgation par le President de la Republique. Kigali, le 30/01/2003 Le President de la Republique KAGAME Paul (se) Le Premier Ministre MAKUZA Bernard (se) Le Ministre de la Justice et des Relations Institutionnelles MUCYO Jean de Dieu (se) Vu et scelle du Sceau de la Republique : Le Ministre de la Justice et des Relations Institutionnelles MUCYO Jean de Dieu (se)